Whats the maxium weight that qualitystage gives?

[gsym]

Hi

Whats the maxium weight the QualityStage gives for two similar records?. Also is there any conversion mecanism that we can use to convert weights to % so that we can say that the 2 records are 80% close or 90 % close........etc


Thank you

[ray.wurlod]

Given that it's a function of your data, it's impossible to say. Essentially it's a measure of how much information (what rarity value) is contributed by that value compared to all the values in that field (the field's "domain").

[Alexander]

The final weight when QS compares two records is the sum of every weight given in matching phase for every field.
Usually, I define the output weight field with 7 positions. So it can suport eg: from "-999.99" to "+999.99".

To simulate a % comparision, you can use override weights and force to have a result between -100.00 and +100.00.